TA MONTHLY November 2013 Issue IV
Top Resources
The Occupational Personality- How to use them for talent selection

Did you know that occupational personality can remove any potential sources of biases and help a recruiter make fair and predictable selections? The Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OQP32) is among the top ranked personality tests in occupational settings according to psychologists and psychological researchers.

To read how to use the OPQ32 to make informed selections, read the CEB’s SHL Talent Measurement Solutions report, The Occupational Personality: Questionnaire Revolution. For more information, please write to info.india@shl.com.

Talent pipeline for top level is found wanting

The representation of women in the talent pipeline for top positions is slim in the PSU banking sector. Despite a fairly good representation of women in the total workforce numbers, they seem to dwindle at the top. What should PSU banking organisations do in order to minimize the loss rising from the non-realization of this potential demographic group in their top management pipeline?...more

Creating a Workforce Vs Acquiring it

Hiring strategies in Indian corporations are undergoing a fundamental alteration. Instead of scouting for talent from outside, companies are focusing on growing talent from within. As the battle for talent is only growing hotter, companies need to lay claim to the small pool of talented and professionally qualified workers by providing long-term career opportunities, learning, and skill development... more

Uncovering the best finance candidates

Hiring finance staff is a tricky affair some competencies need to be assessed more in-depth than others while hiring finance professionals. These include communication, persuasion, business acumen, team management and collaboration and traditional Q&A techniques are not adequate in testing these competencies... more

Recruitment: Trending Blogs

Find out what recruitment leaders have to say about effective methods to help businesses bring down cost per hire. Look out for the #talentminded blogs from recruitment experts who have shared their views and join this journey to share your innovative ideas on how businesses and recruitment function can increase recruitment effectiveness. Click to get a glimpse of the trending blogs.

Top Talent Acquisition News of the Month
HUL investors approve Sanjiv Mehta's appointment as MD, CEO

According to an NDTVProfit report, FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever (HUL) said on Thursday that its shareholders have approved the appointment of Sanjiv Mehta as its managing director and chief executive for a period of five years... more

Recruiters hunt for relevance

Companies have increased their focus on tapping ‘relevant’ talent in the bid to improve workforce quality and employee-retention rate... more

Contingency search firms booming

Contingency search firms registered as much as 40% growth in the last six months as organizations look to cut costs in hiring... more

40,000 lose jobs owing brokerage shutdown

While the Sensex has done relatively well, about 522 brokerages and 12,855 sub-brokers have shut down in the first six months of this financial year leading to a loss of about 40,000 jobs... more

Staffing firms create over 5 million jobs in last 10 years: ISF

India's leading staffing firms have generated over 5 million jobs in the last 10 years, according to Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), Economic Times reported... more

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